The Survivor, George Grosz, 1936
Grosz, George, portraitGrosz, GeorgeGerman, 1893–1959

The Survivor

1936 · Drawing and Watercolor

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Where is “The Survivor” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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The museum

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Accession number
1939.311

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In the life of Grosz, George

The whole life
  1. 1933–1945

    His work is classed as “degenerate art”

    In Nazi Germany Grosz's work is classed as 'degenerate art'.

  2. 1933–1955

    Teaching at the Art Students League

    Grosz teaches at the Art Students League of New York until 1955; his students include Romare Bearden, who was influenced by his collage style, Joseph Glasco and Robert Cenedella, whom he mentored from 1957 to 1959.

  3. 1937 · Award

    Guggenheim Fellowship

  4. 1938

    American citizenship

    Grosz becomes a naturalised US citizen and makes his home in Bayside, New York.

All works

On view at Art Institute of Chicago

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